adaption

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈdæpʃən/ UK /əˈdæpʃən/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like adoption /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

noun
the process of adapting; an adaptation

Their swift adaption to the new software impressed the trainers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of adapting; an... adaptation adjustment modification accommodation

Word family

Related forms adapt adaptation adaptive

Etymology

A variant of adaptation, from Latin adaptare ('to fit to'), from ad- ('to') + aptare ('to fit'), from aptus ('fitted').

adaptare Latin aptus Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adaption

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈdæpʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈdæpʃən/

## Meanings
1. the process of adapting; an adaptation

## Examples
- Their swift adaption to the new software impressed the trainers.

## Synonyms
- adaptation
- adjustment
- modification
- accommodation

## Related Forms
- adapt
- adaptation
- adaptive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adaptare
- Root: aptus

## Etymology
A variant of adaptation, from Latin adaptare ('to fit to'), from ad- ('to') + aptare ('to fit'), from aptus ('fitted').

## AI Etymology
Adaption is a noun meaning "the process of adapting; an adaptation". Historically, it is a variant of adaptation, from Latin adaptare ('to fit to'), from ad- ('to') + aptare ('to fit'), from aptus ('fitted'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: adaption is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin adaptare with Latin aptus. Close English family members include adapt, adaptation, and adaptive.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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